They (F7)get up ev ’ry morn in’ from the (Eb7)’larm a clock’s warn in’, take the (Bb7)eight fif teen in to the (F7)cit y.
There’s a whis tle up a bove and peo ple (Eb7)push in’, peo ple shov in’ and the (Bb7)girls who try to look (F7)pret ty.
And if your train’s you on in’ time, you can (Eb7)get to work by nine, and (Bb7)start your slav in’ job to get your (F7)pay.
If you ev er get an noyed, look at (Eb7)me, I’m self em ployed, I (Bb7)love to work at noth in’ all day.
And I’ve been tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry day.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry way.
We been tak in’ care of bus ’ness.
It’s all mine.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness and (F7)work in’ o ver time, work out.
There’s work (F7)eas y as ’ry fish in’, you could (Eb7)be a mu si cian take if (Bb7)you can make sounds loud or (F7)mel low.
Get a sec ond hand gui tar: and chanc es (Eb7)are you’ll go far if you get in (Bb7)with the right bunch of (F7)fel lows.
And Peo ple see you hav in’ fun, just a (Eb7)ly in’ in the sun.
and (Bb7)Tell them that you like it this way.
(F7)pay.
It’s the work that we a void and we’re (Eb7)all I’m self em ployed.
We (Bb7)like to work at noth in’ all day.
And we been tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry day.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry way.
We been tak in’ care of bus ’ness.
It’s all mine.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness and (F7)work in’ o ver time, work out.
There’s work
They (F7)work in’ o ver time.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry day.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry way.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, it’s all mine.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness and (F)work in’ o ver time.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry day.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, ev ’ry way.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness, it’s all mine.
Tak in’ care of bus ’ness and (F)work in’ o ver time.
Tak (F)work in’ o ver time.
This page shows “Takin' Care Of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 126 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.